Smt. Anita Shah Akella was nominated as ex-officio Member in the Governing Board of IBBI on 5th July, 2022 as a representative of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India.

Smt. Anita Shah Akella belongs to the 1996 batch of Indian Audit and Accounts Service. She is presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. She has held several important positions during her service including as Director General in C&AG Office, Delhi; Internal Financial Advisor, Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai; Internal Financial Advisor and Member Secretary, Nuclear Recycle Board (NRB)/Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai; India’s Finance Representative in Square Kilometer Array Project; Financial Advisor and Chief Accounts Officer, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Board. She has also been the Auditor for the UNICEF.

She holds a Masters in Business Administration degree, with specialisation in Finance from ICFAI University, Hyderabad. She is a certified Internal Auditor from the Institute of Internal Auditors, Florida. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree with specialisation in Botanical Genetics from St. Ann’s College Mehdipatnam, Osmania University, Hyderabad and was awarded a Gold Medal for the same.